Waruhiu wa Kung'u

Waruhiu wa Kung'u (died 7 October 1952) was the senior chief of the Kikuyu tribe of Kenya. He was a supporter of the unwelcomed British colonial presence in Kenya, greeting Queen Elizabeth II of Britain when she visited his country on her Commonwealth tour in 1952. On 7 October 1952, he was murdered outside of Nairobi by three Mau Mau rebels, leading to a declaration of a state of emergency in Kenya.